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Author: Maria Savva

ISBN 1-905621-27-2

Publisher: Pen Press 

A complex story about the life of Cara Hughes, I found this to be captivating from the first page. A family troubled from early on, the book spans a period of about fifty years beginning with an attempted suicide.

Cara met and fell in love with a man and believing the feelings to be mutual, she succumbs to his needs. And her own. Young, pregnant and expecting a future together, she’s devastated to learn he’s already married. And has other children. She doesn’t tell him she suspects she is pregnant. Young and confused, Cara fails at a suicide attempt.  

When she opens her eyes again, she’s looking into the eyes of a man she doesn’t know, but in time, they fall in love and marry. They have several children. Unknown to Billy, Cara’s husband, Benjamin, their first born, is not his son.

Life is good except for one small detail. Benjamin is a troubled young man who doesn’t resemble their other children and he’s bullied most of his younger life. A fact he never tells Cara and Billy. And it later makes its mark on Benjamin, who then passes his anger on to his own wife. He then disappears, without a word to his mother or father. For some time. 

Another factor into the story, which you have to follow closely, is that Cara and her sister had a falling out years before and she’s later reunited under some unusual circumstances when she is literally “dropped off” there to live. Amazingly, the two women are able to finally get the truth out into the open and mend fences put up 50 years earlier.

A poignant, believable but complex story, that is well written and articulated. It’s filled with lively conversation, true-to-life characters and weaved into the various time periods are all the necessary details, which help explain the events of the past that led the characters to the point of relationship they are at, at that point in time. 

An excellent, captivating read. You won’t want to put it down, but do need to be prepared for an interesting journey into the life of Cara requiring total concentration.

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The above review was contributed by: Cindy Bauer:  Cindy is a Christian Fiction Author & Speaker. She is the author of two Inspirational Fiction Novels, Chasing Memories & Shades of Blue and a member of the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers). She is an avid reader, employed with her local newspaper in page design and assists with editing and proofreading copy before publication. Click Here To Read Cindy's Reviews